Grape variety: Pinot noir
Appellation: Vallée d’Aoste
Region: Vallée d’Aoste, Italy
Soil: Sandy glacial moraines
Average Vine Age: 30 years
Farming practices: Certified organic, hand-harvested estate fruit
Vinification: After total destemming and a 1-2 day cold soak, wine ferments spontaneously in 42-hl tronconic wood vats. Cuvaison lasts 8-12 days. Bottled with minimal SO2 unfined and coarsely filtered.
Aging: 8 months in tronconic oak foudres/botti